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Definitions

• Beta-lactam antibiotics which generally are penicillins and cephalosporins, have been widely used in the treatment of infections, primarily bacterial, in mammals such as man. Certain micro-organisms are believed to be resistant to these antibiotics because they produce various beta-lactamase enzymes which attack the beta-lactam ring of the antibiotic thereby rendering the drug ineffective.
• Kellogg disclosed that various 6 ⁇ -hydroxyalkylpenicillanic acids, including 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone which is the beta-lactamase inhibitor used in the present invention, are potent beta-lactamase inhibitors.
• U.K. Patent Application GB2053220A, Metzger et al. and U.K. Patent Application GB2076812, by Schneider et al. likewise disclosed that 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethyl-penicillanic acid sulfone is a beta-lactamase inhibitor.
• the beta-lactamase inhibitor 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethyl-penicillanic acid sulfone is very poorly absorbed in vivo in rodents during preclinical studies when administered orally.
• Kellogg, Metzger et al. and Schneider et al. also disclosed ester prodrugs of 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethyl-penicillanic acid sulfone, which readily hydrolyze in vivo, during preclinical studies, and which demonstrated better absorption in rodents than did the free acid.
• ester prodrugs could only be synthesized as oils or as solids that had low melting points whose usefulness in pharmaceutical formulations is more limited than would be a solid prodrug with a melting point suitable for tableting, milling or purification.
• ester prodrugs were typically not highly absorbed when orally administered. Thus, higher drug dosages would be required to be administered orally, to obtain a therapeutically effective plasma level of the beta-lactamase inhibitor 6- ⁇ -hydroxy-methylpenicillanic acid sulfone, than would be required for a more highly absorbed prodrug.
• oral administration of the less absorbed prodrugs may result in an increase in the incidence and severity of diarrhea experienced by the recipient as the unabsorbed prodrug may hydrolyze in the gastro-intestinal tract, to form the active drug, and, with any residual amoxicillin, selectively kill essential components of the normal microbial flora. Further, it is desirable that the process, for producing the desired prodrug, be relatively inexpensive.
• the present invention relates to prodrugs of 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone (also named 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid,6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R)) having the structure wherein R is H or methyl, each X is methylene, and Y is O, or wherein R is H, each X is O and Y is methylene, and solvates thereof.
• the present invention relates to a prodrug having the structure and solvates thereof.
• the present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a prodrug of the present invention, or a solvate thereof, an optional beta-lactam antibiotic and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• the beta-lactam antibiotic is amoxicillin.
• the prodrug, used in the pharmaceutical composition is 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxy-methyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R) or a solvate thereof.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetra-hydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R), or a solvate thereof, amoxicillin and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• the present invention further relates to a method for increasing the therapeutic effectiveness of a beta-lactam antibiotic in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of a beta-lactam antibiotic and an effectiveness-increasing amount of a prodrug of the present invention, or a solvate thereof.
• the beta-lactam antibiotic is amoxicillin.
• the prodrug used is 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetra-hydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R), or a solvate thereof.
• the present invention additionally relates to the treatment of a bacterial infection in a mammal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention to a mammal in need thereof.
• this pharmaceutical composition further comprises a beta-lactam antibiotic. More preferably, the beta-lactam antibiotic is amoxicillin.
• the prodrug used is 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetra-hydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R) or a solvate thereof.
• the prodrug is 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetra-hydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R), or a solvate thereof, and the beta-lactam antibiotic is amoxicillin. It is further preferred that the mammal is a human.
• a means at least one.
• a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient means at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• an effective amount means the amount of beta-lactam antibiotic which, when administered either alone, or in combination with a prodrug of the present invention, prevents the onset of, alleviates the symptoms of, stops the progression of, or eliminates a bacterial infection in a mammal.
• administering amount means that amount of prodrug which, when administered to a mammal and which subsequently hydrolyzes in vivo to form the beta-lactamase inhibitor of the present invention, increases the therapeutic effectiveness of a co-administered beta-lactam antibiotic.
• mammalia is an individual animal that is a member of the taxonomic class Mammalia.
• the class Mammalia includes, for example, humans, monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, cattle, swine, horses, sheep, dogs, cats, mice and rats.
• the preferred mammal is a human, male or female.
• excipient means any component of a pharmaceutical formulation other than the prodrug or optional beta-lactamase antibiotic.
• compositions of the present invention are prepared by procedures known in the art using well known and readily available ingredients.
• the prodrugs of the present invention include 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid,6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]-oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R), which is described in Example 3, 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]ethyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R), which is described in Example 4, 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]-heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxy-methyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,
• the prodrugs of the present invention after absorption, readily hydrolyze in vivo to form 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone (hereinafter know as “6- ⁇ -HMPAS”) which is a beta-lactamase inhibitor that increases the effectiveness of beta-lactam antibiotics against beta-lactamase-producing bacteria.
• 6- ⁇ -HMPAS 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone
• This beta-lactamase inhibition generally preserves the antibacterial potency of a co-administered beta-lactam antibiotic against beta-lactamase (+) strains.
• prodrugs of the present invention hydrolyze in vivo and form the free acid beta-lactamase inhibitor 6- ⁇ -HMPAS, these prodrugs are useful in that, when administered to a mammal, the effectiveness of a co-administered beta-lactam antibiotic against beta-lactamase producing bacteria will be enhanced.
• Prodrugs of this invention may be used, in combination therapy with beta-lactam antibiotics, to treat infections of, inter alia, the respiratory tract, the urinary tract and soft tissues in humans. Compositions of this invention may also be used to treat infections in other mammals, such as mastitis in cattle.
• Bacterial infections amenable to treatment by the prodrug, pharmaceutical composition and method of the present invention include, but are not limited to, upper respiratory diseases including community acquired pneumoniae (CAP), acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) and acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS), caused by respiratory pathogens, such as Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis including antibiotic resistant isolates.
• upper respiratory diseases including community acquired pneumoniae (CAP), acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) and acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS), caused by respiratory pathogens, such as Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis including antibiotic resistant isolates.
• CAP community acquired pneumoniae
• AECB acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
• ABS acute bacterial sinusitis
• respiratory pathogens such as Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis including antibiotic resistant isolates.
• bacterial infections amenable to treatment, by pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention which contain an antibiotic include, but are not limited to, pediatric otitis media, sinusitis, pneumonia and acute exacerbations of bronchitis in adults caused by H. influenzae or Streptococcus pneumoniae, including Drug Resistant S. pneumoniae (DRSP) such as Penicillin Resistant S. pneumoniae.
• DRSP Drug Resistant S. pneumoniae
• Additional, bacterial infections amenable to treatment, by pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention which contain an antibiotic include, but are not limited to, soft tissue infections caused by E. Coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp. and all other members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
• infections amenable to treatment, by pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention which contain an antibiotic include, but are not limited to, those caused by beta-lactamase producing methicillin susceptible staphylococci and beta-lactamase producing anaerobes.
• prodrugs of the present invention contain more than one chiral center, they exist in different optically active diasteriomeric forms. More specifically, the preferred prodrugs of the present invention do not contain a chiral center at the 1-ethyl location.
• the present invention includes both 1R and 1S diastereomers of the prodrugs of the present invention, and also includes mixtures of these diastereomers, such as racemic mixtures.
• the prodrug of the present invention comprises 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid,6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R), as is described in Example 3.
• the prodrugs of the present invention may exhibit polymorphism.
• Polymorphs of prodrugs form part of this invention and may be prepared by crystallization of a prodrug of the present invention under different conditions. For example, using different solvents or different solvent mixtures for recrystallization; crystallization at different temperatures; various modes of cooling ranging from very fast to very slow cooling during crystallization. Polymorphs may also be obtained by heating or melting a prodrug followed by gradual or fast cooling. The presence of polymorphs may be determined by solid probe NMR spectroscopy, ir spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, powder X-ray diffraction or other such techniques.
• the prodrugs of the present invention may also exist in the form of solvates, for example, hydrates, ethanolate, n-proponalate, iso-propanolate, 1-butanolate, 2-butanolate and solvates of other physiologically acceptable solvents, such as the Class 3 solvents described in the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), Guidance for Industry, Q3C Impurities: Residual Solvents (1997).
• ICH International Conference on Harmonization
• Q3C Impurities Residual Solvents
• the minimum amount of prodrug administered is that amount which will increase the effectiveness of a co-administered beta-lactam antibiotic.
• the maximum amount of prodrug administered is that amount, which either alone or in combination with the beta-lactam antibiotic, is toxicologically acceptable.
• the daily dosage amount of prodrug is between about 200 mg to about 1 g or more.
• the daily dosage amount of prodrug is between about 7 mg/kg/day to about 20 mg/kg/day or more.
• a daily dosage of the prodrug of the present invention can be administered from 1 to 4 times daily in equal doses.
• a prodrug of the present invention is co-administered with a beta-lactam antibiotic.
• the prodrug and the beta-lactam antibiotic may be administered concurrently or sequentially.
• the prodrug and antibiotic may be contained in separate pharmaceutical compositions or in a single pharmaceutical composition.
• beta-lactam antibiotics which are sensitive to enzymatic degradation and inactivation by various beta-lactamase enzymes.
• beta-lactamase sensitive antibiotics include, but are not limited to, penicillins such as natural penicillins, amoxicillin and ampicillin; cephalosporins such as cefadroxil, cefazolin, cephalexin, cephalothin, cephapirin, cephradine, cefaclor, cefamandole, cefoicid, ceforanide, cefprozil, cefuroxime, cefdinir, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, cefpodoxime, ceftazidime, ceftibuten, ceftizoxime, ceftriaxone and cefepime; and monobactams such as aztreonam.
• the weight ratio of beta-lactam antibiotic to prodrug is between about 15:1 to about 1:1.
• a prodrug of the present invention is co-administered with amoxicillin. More preferably, amoxicillin is co-administered with the prodrug 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]-heptane-2-carboxylic acid,6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R).
• amoxicillin as used herein shall mean amoxicillin or an alkaline salt, or hydrate thereof such as, in particular, amoxicillin trihydrate or (crystallized) sodium amoxicillin. Unless otherwise indicated, weights of amoxicillin refer to the equivalent weight of the corresponding free acid. In addition, it will be appreciated that in practice, weights of amoxicillin to be incorporated into a formulation will be further adjusted, in accord with conventional practice, to take account of the potency of the amoxicillin.
• an effective amount of amoxicillin for adults and children weighing at least 40 kg, is a daily dosage level of about 250 mg to about 5 g.
• an effectiveness-increasing amount of amoxicillin is a daily dosage level of about 20 mg/kg/day to about 150 mg/kg/day.
• these figures are illustrative only, and, in some cases, it may be necessary to use dosages outside these limits.
• a daily dosage of amoxicillin can be administered from 1 to 4 times daily in equal doses in the form of immediate, modified or delayed (or slow) release compositions.
• Formulations of immediate, modified and delayed (slow) release pharmaceutical compositions containing amoxicillin, which are suitable for the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention, and the preparation thereof, are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,537,887, issued to Rooke et al., 6,051,255, issued to Conley et al., 6,218,380, issued to Cole et al., 6,051,255, issued to Conley et al.; U.S. patent application Ser. No.
• the exact amount of prodrug and amoxicillin will depend to some extent on the micro-organism which is being treated.
• beta-lactam compounds are effective when administered orally or parenterally, while others are effective only when administered parenterally.
• a prodrug of the present invention is combined with a parenterally administered beta-lactam antibiotic, a pharmaceutical suitable for which is effective only on parenteral administration, a combination formulation suitable for parenteral use will be employed.
• a prodrug is to be combined with a beta-lactam antibiotic which is effective orally or parenterally, combinations suitable for either oral or parenteral administration can be prepared.
• a pharmaceutical composition, of the present invention comprises a prodrug of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• the pharmaceutical composition further comprises a beta-lactam antibiotic.
• the antibiotic is amoxicillin.
• the prodrug is 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]-heptane-2-carboxylic acid,6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]-oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R).
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid,6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,[[[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy]carbonyl]-oxy]methyl ester, 4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R), amoxicillin and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• excipients are as known in the art, and include, but are not limited to binders, fillers and extenders, carriers or vehicles, diluents, disintegrants, lubricants, glidants, stabilizers, buffers, bulking or thickening agents, emulsifiers, suspending agents, flavors, sweeteners, and pigments.
• excipients that are suitable for such pharmaceutical compositions include: fillers and extenders such as starch, sugars, mannitol, and silicic derivatives; binding agents such as carboxymethyl cellulose and other cellulose derivatives, alginates, gelatin, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone; moisturizing agents such as glycerol; disintegrating agents such as agar agar, calcium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate; agents for retarding dissolution such as paraffin; resorption accelerators such as quaternary ammonium compounds; surface active agents such as cetyl alcohol, glycerol monostearate; adsorptive carriers such as kaolin and bentonite; and lubricants such as talc, calcium and magnesium stearate and solid polyethylene glycols.
• fillers and extenders such as starch, sugars, mannitol, and silicic derivatives
• binding agents such as carboxymethyl cellulose and other cellulose derivatives, alginates, gelatin, and polyviny
• the formulations can additionally include: lubricating agents such as talc, magnesium stearate, and mineral oil; wetting agents; emulsifying and suspending agents; preserving agents such as methyl- and propylhydroxybenzoates; sweetening agents; and flavoring agents.
• lubricating agents such as talc, magnesium stearate, and mineral oil
• wetting agents such as talc, magnesium stearate, and mineral oil
• emulsifying and suspending agents such as methyl- and propylhydroxybenzoates
• preserving agents such as methyl- and propylhydroxybenzoates
• sweetening agents and flavoring agents.
• the prodrug, and optional beta-lactam antibiotic are usually mixed with an excipient, diluted by an excipient or enclosed within a carrier that can be in the form of a capsule, sachet, or other container.
• a carrier that can be in the form of a capsule, sachet, or other container.
• the excipient serves as a diluent, it can be a solid, semi-solid, or liquid material that acts as a vehicle, carrier or medium for the active ingredient.
• the pharmaceutical composition can be administered orally or parenterally, i.e. intramuscularly, subcutaneously, intraveneously or intraperitoneally.
• the carrier or diluent is chosen on the basis of the intended mode of administration.
• a pharmaceutical composition of this invention can be used in the form of tablets including chewable tablets, capsules, lozenges, troches, powders, syrups, elixirs, aqueous solutions and suspensions, and the like, in accordance with standard pharmaceutical practice.
• the proportional ratio of active ingredient to carrier will naturally depend on the chemical nature, solubility and stability of the active ingredients, as well as the dosage contemplated.
• compositions containing a beta-lactam antibiotic and a prodrug of the present invention will preferably contain from about 20% to about 95% of active ingredients.
• carriers which are commonly used include, for example, lactose, sodium citrate and salts of phosphoric acid.
• Various disintegrants such as starch, and lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate and talc, are commonly used in tablets.
• useful diluents include, for example, are lactose and high molecular weight polyethylene glycols.
• the active ingredient may be combined with emulsifying and suspending agents.
• sweetening and/or flavoring agents can be added.
• sterile solutions of the active ingredients are usually prepared, and the pH of the solutions is suitably adjusted and buffered.
• the total concentration of solutes should be controlled to render the preparation isotonic.
• formulations of the invention may be made up into solid dosage forms for oral administration by a method conventional to the art of pharmaceutical technology, e.g. tablets or powder or granular products for reconstitution into a suspension or solution.
• Powder or granular formulations such as pediatric suspension formulations, may be manufactured using techniques which are generally conventional in the field of manufacture of pharmaceutical formulations and in the manufacture of dry formulations for reconstitution into such suspensions.
• a suitable technique is that of mixing dry powdered or granulated ingredients for loading into a suitable container.
• the formulations of the invention are preferably made up into a sweet flavored aqueous syrup formulation of generally conventional formulation (except for its novel amoxicillin:prodrug ratio and intended use) containing a suitable weight of the amoxicillin and prodrug in a unit dose volume, e.g. 5 ml or 2.5 ml preferably as a syrup.
• a pediatric formulation may therefore comprise a bulk of a solution or suspension, e.g. a syrup, or granules or powder which can be made up into such a solution or suspension, at a concentration of solution or suspension which contains such a dose in such a volume.
• Suitable such formulations are described in International application no PCT EP96/01881 (SmithKline Beecham).
• the formulation of this invention will normally, in addition to its active materials amoxicillin and prodrug, also include excipients which are standard in the field of formulations for oral dosing and used in generally standard proportions, and at generally standard particle sizes and grades etc.
• these excipients may comprise suspending aids, glidants (to aid filling), diluents, bulking agent, flavors, sweeteners, and stabilizers.
• Suitable excipients for use include, for example, xantham gum (suspension aid), colloidal silica (glidant), succinic acid (stabilizer), aspartame (sweetener), hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (suspension aid) and silicon dioxide (diluent for prodrug and bulking agent).
• Flavors may comprise common flavors such as bubble gum, orange, banana, raspberry, grape and golden syrup, or mixtures thereof, to suit local requirements.
• the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention may, for example, be provided in solid unit dose forms embodying suitable quantities for the administration of such a daily dose.
• a unit dosage form may be tablets, or sachets containing granules or powders for reconstitution, one or two of which are to be taken 1-4 times daily.
• a unit dose may be provided as a bulk of solid or solution or suspension, e.g. as a syrup for pediatric administration, together with a suitable measuring device of known type to facilitate administration of a suitable unit dose quantity of the formulation.
• a suitable unit dose quantity is one which enables the administration of the above-mentioned daily dosage quantity divided 1-4 doses.
• kits for achieving an antibacterial therapeutic effect in a mammal, comprising (1) a pharmaceutical composition, which comprises a prodrug of the present invention and, optionally, a beta-lactam antibiotic, and (2) directions for the administration of the pharmaceutical composition in a manner to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.
• Step 1 Preparation of sodium 6,6-dibromopenicillanate sulfone
• Step 4 Preparation of 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo [3,2,0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,4,4-dioxide, monosodium salt, (2S,5R,6R)
• the aqueous layer was washed with EtOAc (3 ⁇ 750 mL).
• the organic phases were combined and dried with calcium chloride to a KF of below 1%.
• the calcium chloride was then filtered out and the ethyl acetate was reduced to 1 ⁇ 2 its volume.
• Fresh ethyl acetate was then back added to the solution and the KF of the solution was now 0.09%.
• Sodium ethyl hexanoate (59 g) and EtOAc (450 mL) were combined and added slowly to organic phase at ambient temperature. The mixture was then allowed to granulate for a period of 30 to 45 minutes.
• Benzyl 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethyl-6-a-bromopenicillanate sulfone (1143 g) was placed in a large reaction vessel. Benzene (6.2 L) and tributyltin hydride (770 mL) were added and the reaction mixture heated to reflux temperature for 2-3 hours. The reaction was monitored by TLC, solvent 1:1 hexane/ Ethyl acetate.
• Carbonic acid esters used herein to prepare prodrugs of 4-thia-1-azabicyclo [3,2,0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,4,4-dioxide, monosodium salt, (2S,5R,6R), were prepared as follows.
• the eluent for chromatography was 25% ethyl acetate/75% hexanes.
• the desired product was the second major product to elute.
• Prodrug 1 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
• Prodrug 1 shown above, was prepared as follows.
• the route in Example 5 can also be used to synthesize this compound.
• Prodrug 2 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
• Prodrug 2 shown above, was prepared as follows.
• Prodrug 3 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
• Prodrug 3 shown above, was prepared as follows. 500 mg (1.75 mmol.) 4-thia-1-azabicyclo [3,2,0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,4,4-dioxide, monosodium salt, (2S,5R,6R), 593 mg (1.75 mmol.) tetrabutylammonium hydrogensulfate (Aldrich), 147 mg (1.75 mmol.) sodium bicarbonate (J. T. Baker), 15 mL dichloromethane and 1 mL of water were combined and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Prodrug 4 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 1, described below in Example 7, with the exception that (1-chloroethyl)ethyl carbonate (Fluka) was substituted for chloromethyl pivalate.
• the product was a sticky oil and mixture of 2 diastereomers. MS (m/z) :378 (M ⁇ ).
• Carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester shown above, was prepared as follows. To a stirred solution of 10 grams (75.2 mmol.) chloromethyl chloroformate (Fluka) in 100 mL dichloromethane at 0° C. was added 5.8 mL (76 mmol.) isopropyl alcohol followed by 11.93 g (97.8 mmol.) dimethyl amino pyridine (Fluka) The resulting reaction mixture was then allowed to warm to room temperature and stir overnight. The reaction mixture is then diluted with water. The layers were then separated. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over MgSO 4 filtered and concentrated in vacuo yielding 6 grams of a clear oil.
• (+/ ⁇ )-Carbonic acid 1-chloro-ethyl ester isopropyl ester was prepared analogous to carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester by substituting chloroethyl chloroformate (Fluka).
• (+/ ⁇ )-Carbonic acid 1-chloro-ethyl ester propyl ester was prepared analogous to carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester by substituting propanol (Aldrich).
• (+/ ⁇ )-Carbonic acid butyl ester 1-chloro-ethyl ester was prepared analogous to carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester by substituting n-butanol (Aldrich).
• Carbonic acid chloromethyl ester propyl ester was prepared analogous to carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester by substituting propanol (Aldrich).
• Carbonic acid butyl ester chloromethyl ester was prepared analogous to carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester by substituting n-butanol (Aldrich).
• (+/ ⁇ )-5-Bromo-5H-furan-2-one was prepared analogous to Tett. Lett. 22, 34, 1981, 3269-3272.
• Acetic acid-1-chloro-1-methyl ethyl ester was prepared as in Neuenschwander et al., Helvetica Chimica 1978; 61: 2047-2058.
• Carbonic acid chloromethyl ester ethyl ester was prepared analogous to carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester by substituting ethanol.
• Prodrugs of 4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylicacid, 6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,4,4-dioxide (2S,5R,6R) were prepared to demonstrate the unexpectedly improved bioavailability, and physical properties, of the prodrugs of the present invention.
• Comparison Prodrug 1 is described in Example 25 of U.S. Pat. No. 4,287,181.
• Comparison Prodrugs 2-15 are novel compounds but fall within the scope of the genus disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,287,181.
• this compound which is also known as pivaloyloxymethyl 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethylpenicillinate sulfone, can be prepared as described in Example 25 of U.S. Pat. No. 4,287,181.
• Comparison Prodrug 2 is also known as pivaloyloxymethyl 6- ⁇ -hydroxymethylpenicillinate sulfone.
• Comparison Prodrug 3 :
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 1 with the exception that 3-bromo phthalide (Aldrich) was substituted for chloromethyl pivalate. Upon dilution of DMF with water the desired product precipitated as an amorphous solid and was filtered and dried in vacuo. MS (m/z):394 (M ⁇ ) NMR represents a mixture of diastereomers.
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 4 with the exception that carbonic acid 1-chloro-ethyl ester isopropyl ester was substituted for carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester. MS (m/z) :392 (M ⁇ ).
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 4 with the exception that carbonic acid 1-chloro-ethyl ester propyl ester was substituted for carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester. MS (m/z) :392 (M ⁇ ).
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 4 with the exception that carbonic acid butyl ester 1-chloro-ethyl ester was substituted for carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester. MS (m/z) :406 (M ⁇ ).
• NMR is of a yellow-reddish oil that is a mixture of 2 diastereomers
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 4 with the exception that carbonic acid chloromethyl ester propyl ester was substituted for carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester.
• the final product was an amorphous white solid. MS (m/z):378 (M ⁇ ).
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 4 with the exception that carbonic acid butyl ester chloromethyl ester was substituted for carbonic acid chloromethyl ester isopropyl ester.
• the final product was an amorphous white solid. MS (m/z):392 (M ⁇ ).
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 4 with the exception that 5-bromo-5H-furan-2-one was substituted for chloromethyl pivalate. MS (m/z) :344 (M ⁇ ). NMR is a mixture of 2 diastereomers. The product was an amorphous solid.
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 4 with the exception that chloromethyl butyrate (Acros Organics) was substituted for chloromethyl pivalate. The product was a clear oil. MS (m/z):362 (M ⁇ ).
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 1 with the exception that bromomethyl acetate (Aldrich) was substituted for chloromethyl pivalate. The final product was a viscous oil. MS (m/z): 334 (M ⁇ ).
• This prodrug was prepared according to the method used to prepare Comparison Prodrug 1 with the exception that acetic acid-1-chloro-1-methyl ethyl ester was substituted for chloromethyl pivalate. The final product was an amorphous solid. MS (m/z): 362 (M ⁇ ).
• 1 H-NMR (CDCl 3 , 400 MHz): 4.68 (d, 1H, J 5.0 Hz), 4.40 (s, 1H), 4.31 (m, 1H), 4.15 (m, 2H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 1.92 (s, 3H) , 1.82 (s, 3H) , 1.58 (s, 3H) , 1.47 (s, 3H).
• Prodrug 1 in plasmas from various mammals was evaluated to assess the ability of Prodrug 1 to resist hydrolysis prior to absorption but to rapidly hydrolyze to form 6- ⁇ -HMPAS after absorption.
• Plasma stability of Prodrug 1, Na-HMPAS and lithium clavulanate were determined, in mouse, rat, dog, monkey and human plasma, using plasma that was prepared and subjected to one freeze/thaw cycle prior to use.
• the incubation consisted of 990 ⁇ l of plasma preincubated for 5 minutes at 37° C. in a 96-well heat block. The incubation was initiated with the addition of 10 gl of a 10 mM stock of compound in 100% methanol. Serial aliquots (100 ⁇ l) were removed and transferred to 200 ⁇ l of 75/25 acetonitrile/3% perchloric acid at 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 60 minutes.
• Plasma Stability 100 ⁇ M
• Mouse Rat Dog Monkey Human Half-life Prodrug 1 ⁇ 2.0 min ⁇ 2.0 min 10.0 min N.D. 6.7 min 37° C.
• Clavulanate >4 hr 3.3 hr 2.8 hr 3.6 hr 2.6 hr 37° C. N.D. not determined
• rat was used to predict human absorption. It should be further appreciated that 6- ⁇ -HMPAS demonstrated minimal hepatic extraction as suggested by rat and human hepatocytes. Thus, oral bioavailability assessments in rats should correlate well with the fraction absorbed in humans.
• Prodrug 1 which was crystalline, was also formulated into a solution dosage form as described above. However, this Prodrug 1 dosage form fell out of solution and formed a non-uniform suspension of Prodrug 1 in the vehicle.
• Prodrug 1 which was crystalline, was administered in a suspension (PO-S) dosage form by pulverizing the sample of Prodrug 1 to a uniform particle size and then administering it as a 0.5% methylcellulose suspension.
• solution doses would typically be expected to deliver higher bioavailability relative to suspension doses of the same compound since dissolution of the suspension may be absorption rate limiting.
• the oral prodrug doses were prepared to deliver a 10 mg/kg equivalent dose of 6- ⁇ -HMPAS at a dose volume of 10 ml/kg.
• Na-HMPAS was administered intraveneously at a dose of 10 mg/kg to establish bioavailability estimates (6- ⁇ -HMPAS equivalent).
• Plasma samples were taken at 0, 15, 30 min., 1, 2, 3, and 5 hr. after dosing. The samples were then processed for plasma and stored at ⁇ 20° C. prior to analysis. Samples were assayed for 6- ⁇ -HMPAS, as described below, and then the mean concentration versus time profiles for oral and intravenous administration were determined.
• the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC 0-tlast ) was calculated from time 0 to the last quantifiable timepoint using linear trapezoidal approximation.
• the terminal elimination rate constant (K el ) was estimated by regression of the plasma concentration data from the apparent beginning of the elimination phase to the last sample point. An elimination half-life was estimated as 1n 2/Kel.
• AUC tlast- ⁇ The area from tlast to infinity (AUC tlast- ⁇ ) was estimated at Cest tlast /K el where Cest tlast represents the estimated concentration at the last time point in which drug was quantified based on the regressional analysis.
• the total area under the curve (AUC 0- ⁇ ) was estimated as the sum of AUC 0-tlast and AUC tlast- ⁇ .
• Bioavailability (F) was expressed as AUC (0- ⁇ )po ⁇ Dose iv /AUC (0- ⁇ )iv ⁇ Dose po .
• the prodrugs of the present invention have significantly better bioavailabilities than does 6- ⁇ -HMPAS, the previously known Comparison Prodrug 1, or the prior generically disclosed prodrugs (Comparison Prodrugs 2-14).
• the analytes of interest were back extracted into the aqueous phase following acetonitrile precipitation and treatment with chloroform. This provided approximately a 2 fold concentration factor without having an evaporation and reconstitution step.
• the pH of the loading solvent (95:5 20 mM ammonium formate/acetonitrile; solvent A) was ⁇ 5.0.
• the analytical column was an Pheneomenex AQUA C18 4.6 ⁇ 50 mm.
• Biochemical activity against ⁇ -lactamases from community respiratory pathogens Only three beta-lactamase inhibitor molecules exist in the marketplace: sulbactam, clavulanate and tazobactam. All three inhibit type A penicillinases found in a broad range of bacteria. Of these, only clavulanate is directed toward oral therapy of community respiratory infections. Na-HMPAS was tested against a collection of cell-free penicillinases commonly found in H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis that are resistant to ampicillin. The data in the following table indicates that Na-HMPAS is equivalent to clavulanate against the ROB-1 and TEM-1 enzymes from H. influenzae.
• influenzae ROB-1 3.40 0.01 0.04 ATCC43334 H. influenzae TEM-1 4.78 0.03 0.02 54A1173 M.
• catarrhalis BRO-2 0.03 0.32 0.11 87A1178 ATCC43617 M.
• catarrhalis BRO-1 0.011 0.143 0.14 87A1115 *All inhibitory values are determined against the chromogenic cephalosporin in a colorimetric assay. Biochemical activity against ⁇ -lactamases from other pathogens, including those associated with skin infections:
• Na-HMPAS was comparable to clavulanate in terms of its inhibitory potency against a wide variety of TEM extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) while Na-HMPAS and clavulanate were usually comparable in potency against ESBLs.
• ESBLs ⁇ M
• Type Sulbactam HMPAS Clavulanate E. coli TEM-1 6.85 0.14 0.05 ATCC35218
• Na-HMPAS is comparable to lithium clavulanate.
• amoxicillin MIC 50 and MIC 90 values i.e., the minimal inhibitory concentrations required to prevent the growth of either 50% or 90% of the isolates tested
• amoxicillin/clavulanate and amoxicillin/6- ⁇ -HMPAS were 1 and 2 ⁇ g/ml, respectively, while the values for 2:1 amoxicillin/sulbactam were 4 and 8 ⁇ g/ml. Note that the numbers refer to the amoxicillin concentration in the mixture.
• the MIC 50 and MIC 90 values for amoxicillin/clavulanate were ⁇ 0.125 and 0.25 ⁇ g/ml, and 0.5 and 1.0 ⁇ g/ml for amoxicillin/6- ⁇ -HMPAS, respectively.
• Values for amoxicillin/sulbactam (2:1) were 0.25 and 1.0 ⁇ g/ml.
• amoxicillin MIC 50 s and MIC 90 s for 21 penicillin-resistant strains were 2 and 4 ⁇ g/ml for amoxicillin alone and for all beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations tested at amoxicillin/inhibitor ratios of 2:1, 7:1 and 14:1. Finally, all combinations were tested against a group of 21 penicillin-intermediate S. pneumoniae and 12 penicillin-susceptible isolates. Again, all of the MICs in both groups reflected the amoxicillin component of the combination. Amoxicillin MICs for the intermediate group ranged from 0.03 to 1 ⁇ g/ml and the MICs for the susceptible group were ⁇ 0.0156 to 0.06 ⁇ g/ml.
• the assay was performed according to the method described in NCCLS Document M7-A4, December 1997 and M100-S12, 2002, Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria that Grow Aerobically-Approved Standard.
• H. influenzae are grown on chocolate agar plates. Colonies are suspended into Haemophilus test medium (HTM, Remel Diagnostics) which has been pH adjusted to 7.4 with 1N NaOH and filter sterilized. This is mixed with 50% glycerol to a final concentration of 20% glycerol. Growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Moraxella catarrhalis is scraped off sheep blood agar plates and placed into Mueller Hinton broth plus 5% lysed sheep blood. For freezing, 50% glycerol is added to a final concentration of 20%. All are frozen at ⁇ 70° C.
• HTM Haemophilus test medium
• 96-well microtiter plates are used for the drug dilutions. All drugs are weighed out in sufficient quantity to make a 4 ⁇ working stock solution. Drug is solubilized in DMSO or other appropriate solvent, dissolved to volume in testing medium, and 100 ⁇ l is serially diluted twofold through a series of 10 drug wells each containing an initial volume of 100 ⁇ l medium [columns 1 through 10] and 1 drug well with no inoculum (column 11). Column 12 is a bacterial inoculum control well containing no drug. Final volume in each well is 100 ⁇ l.
• Drug plates for H. influenzae are serially diluted in HTM which has been pH adjusted to 7.4 with 1 N NaOH and filter sterilized. The other two species are diluted in Mueller Hinton broth plus 5% lysed horse blood. Control compounds are run with each assay. Drug plates are frozen at ⁇ 70° C. and thawed on the day of use.
• H. influenzae are grown overnight on Mueller Hinton agar plates with 1% hemoglobin and with 1% GCHI (chocolate agar plates] in a 5% CO 2 incubator overnight at 37 2 C.
• S. pneumoniae and M. catarrhalis are grown on Mueller Hinton agar containing 5% sheep blood under the same conditions.
• H. influenzae strains were diluted 1/100 in HTM.
• All S. pneumoniae and M. catarrhalis were diluted 1:100 in cation supplemented Mueller Hinton broth containing 5% lysed horse blood.
• 100 ⁇ l of the diluted inoculum is added to each 100 ⁇ l of diluted drug in the sterile test plate. Total volume for the test is 200 ⁇ l per well. Strains that have been diluted appropriately (see above) into microtiter wells will have a final inoculum of 2 to 7 ⁇ 10 5 CFU/ ml. These cell inocula are confirmed on random plates by performing viability counts of the wells at zero time. This is easily done by removing 10 ⁇ l from the well and diluting it in 10 ml of sterile, physiological saline (1:1000 dilution). After vortexing, 100 ⁇ l of the diluted suspension is spread on a blood agar plate or a chocolate agar plate in the case of H.
• microtiter plates are incubated in plastic boxes in a controlled humidity incubator to prevent evaporation from the wells. Plates are stacked no more than 4 high. All microtiter plates are incubated aerobically at 35° C. for 24 hours.
• 6- ⁇ -HMPAS is generally equivalent to clavulanate for ⁇ -lactamases from the respiratory pathogens H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.
• Mongolian gerbils were challenged with S. pneumoniae or H. influenzae.
• Female Mongolian gerbils 50-60 g were challenged with log 5-6 CFU of H. influenzae or S. pneumoniae delivered in a 50 ⁇ L volume into the left tympanic bulla.
• Eighteen hours post-challenge a dose-response therapeutic regimen was initiated (t.i.d. for 2 days) with the combination of Amoxicillin and Prodrug 1 (7:1) delivering the dosage in a 500 ⁇ L volume of 0.5% methylcellulose vehicle.
• ED50s were calculated from bacterial clearance data on day 4 post-challenge.
• amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 and Augmentin combinations were equally effective in clearing both S. pneumoniae (ED 50 s of 0.86 mg/kg for both) and a non-typeB, ⁇ -lactamase + strain of H. influenzae (ED 50s of 11.3 and 9.0 mg/kg, respectively).
• Amoxicillin/Prodrug 1, at the 14:1 ratio was effective against both organisms as well, with an ED 50 of 3.4 mg/kg against S. pneumoniae and 8.8 mg/kg against H. influenzae. Amoxicillin as a single agent failed against these pathogens.
• mice Female CF-1 or DBA/2 mice (18-20g) were challenged intraperitoneally with log 2-6 CFU of S. pneumoniae, S. aureus or M. catarrhalis suspended in broth, 10% mucin or 3% Brewers yeast, respectively, and delivered in a 500 ⁇ L volume.
• a dose-response therapeutic regimen was initiated (b.i.d. for 1 day) with the combination of Amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 (7:1) delivering the dosage in a 200 ⁇ L volume of 0.5% methylcellulose vehicle.
• ED50s were calculated from the survival data on day 4 post-challenge.
• amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 was effective in protecting mice from death from all of these strains.
• the activity of the amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 combination was comparable to that of Augmentin.
• the 7:1 combinations were generally more effective than the 14:1 combinations.
• Amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 and Augmentin were equally effective against this penicillin-tolerant (PD 50 s of 20.4 and 25.1 mg/kg, respectively). Since penicillin-tolerant strains of pneumococci do not harbor a ⁇ -lactamase, the activity of amoxicillin is not improved (nor is it antagonized) by the presence of 6- ⁇ -HMPAS or clavulanate. The higher PD 50 s noted with the penicillin-tolerant strain relative to the penicillin-susceptible strain is consistent with the higher MIC.
• the in vivo oral activity for the combination of amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 (7:1 and 14:1) was compared in a head-to-head fashion with Augmentin in a gerbil otitis media model and mouse models of peritonitis and pneumonia.
• the amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 combination demonstrated comparable in vivo activity to that of Augmentin against respiratory tract pathogens ( M. catarrhalis and S. pneumoniae ) and skin and soft tissue pathogens ( S. aureus ) in these models.
• the in vivo performance of the amoxicillin/Prodrug 1 was consistent with the in vitro activity of this combination when assayed at a 2:1 ratio in the MIC assay.

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